Lamp-bracket.



J. B. DE 130m). LAMP BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APB.- B, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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JAMES B. DE BORD, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TOERNEST BRIMNER, OF MONROE, OREGON.

LAMP-BRACKE T.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24:, 1909.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES B. DE Bonn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp- Brackets, ofwhich the following is a speci- 'fication.

This invention pertains to lamp brackets, and has for its object toprovide a holder for a lamp or lantern by means of which the same may besecured to the pole, shafts, dash-board or other part of a vehiclewhereby the rays of light from a lamp or lantern may be thrown toilluminate the space and the roadway about the same.

A particular object is to provide a bracket forthe holding of a lamporlantern to a vehicle as aforesaid and secure the same in such a mannerthat the same will be secure against sudden jolts and movements of thevehicle and will be safely guarded against breakage and against fallingfrom its position in the bracket.

In the accompanying drawings, I have applied the principles involved inmy invention to the securing of an ordinary hand lantern into one of thebrackets of the character contemplated.

Figure 1, is a front elevation of the bracket with the lantern attachedand showing a transverse section of one of the shafts of a vehicle, Fig.2, is a plan view of the upper arm of the bracket, Fig. 3, is a planview of the lower arm of the bracket, Fig. a, is a side View of one ofthe springs attached to the upper arm of the bracket together with atransverse sectional view of the upper arm of the bracket and of theframe of a lantern, Fig. 5, is a View of the socket to be attached tothe shaft or other portion of the vehicle together with the lower end ofthe perpendicular standard of the bracket and a tension spring used forretaining the stand ard in its position in the socket, and Fig. 6, is aplan View of the upper arm of the bracket together with means ofsecuring the same to the standard of the bracket where it is desired toface the lantern at right angles with the position on the shaft or poleof the vehicle as shown in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of providing a pocket to retain the bracket, I haveprovided a plate 10, extending in a perpendicular posit-ion along theouter side of the shaft 11, and in a horizontal position along the underside thereof and secured thereto by screws 12. Secured in aperpendicular position to the outside of the plate 10, is the curvedplate 13 forming a socket or pocket let, into which the standard 15 isplaced when it is desired to attach a light to the vehicle.

In order to make the standard secure in the pocket 14, 1 have attachedto the outer surface of the plate 13, a tension spring 16 bent to apoint as at 17 to engage a notch 18 into and near the bottom of thestandard 15 and which may be released with the hand when it is desiredto remove the standard 15.

.The tension spring 16 should be of sufficient strength to retain thestandard 15 after it has entered the notch 18 to prevent the stand ard15 from entering the pocket or socket 1% more than a predeterminedamount, however, the lower arm 20 may be secured to the standard 15 insuch a manner as to provide a shoulder to bear against the top of thesocket or pocket 14, thereby preventing the standard 15 from droppingfarther into the socket 141 than desired.

Extending in a horizontal position from the standard 15 is an upper arm19 and a lower arm 20, the outer portions of which as at 21 and 22 arecurved to fit the form of an ordinary hand lantern. Secured to the upperarm 19 at each side of the curve 21, are supports 23, adapted to engagethe upper portions of the frame 2% of the lantern 25. These supports 23are constructed of resilient metal, are riveted to the arm 19 at oneend, extend thence rearward and then upward on a curve as at 26, thenceforward, thence downward on a curve at 27, terminating in a loop as at28. Secured to the lower arm 20 at each side of the curve 22 are clamps29, adapted to receive and retain the lower ends of the frame 2% of thelantern 25. These clamps 29 are made of resilient metal and consistpractically of a bifurcated piece of metal riveted to the arm 20 and arecurved intermediately as at 30 outwardly to properly engage and holdfast the circular frame 24 of the lantern. Secured also to the arms 19and 20 and formed to fit the curves 21 and 22 to the rear of the lantern25 is a reflector 31, the same is held in place by the rivets 32 passingthrough the same, through the arm 21 and through the clamps 29 and issecured to the upper arm 19 by being bent over the same as at 38.

If it is desired to face the lantern at right angles with the positionshown in Fig. 1, as would be the case if the lantern was secured to theclash-board of a vehicle, modified forms of the arms 19 and 20 may besecured to the standard 15 for instance as shown by Fig. 6, the same tobe used in lieu of the upper arm 19 shown in Fig. 1, the short arm 34 tobe attached to the standard 15 and the modified arm secured to the sameby means of a pin passing through the opening reaching through themodified arm. A similar modification of the lower arm 20 would be usedin lieu of the arm shown in Fig. 3.

The lamp or lantern practically rides upon the resilient supports 23thereby enabling it to adjust itself to the movements of the vehiclewhile the lower portion of the frame 24; will glide upward and downwardin the clamps 29 to permit of the free action of the resilient supports28.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a lamp bracket of the character described a plate to be secured to avehicle, a socket plate attached thereto, an upright standard extendinginto the socket plate and provided with a notch near its lower end,

a spring attached to the socket plate and JAMES B. DE BORD.

Witnesses 1V. R. SAMPSON, MARY SHOLDERER.

